Geelong Advertiser wins Media Outlet of the Year at Rural Press Club of Victoria awards
The Geelong Advertiser has been named Media Outlet of the Year for the second time at the Rural Press Club of Victoria’s Journalism & Photography Awards,
held at South Wharf in Melbourne on Friday, August 21.
The newspaper claimed the prestigious title, finishing ahead of the Latrobe Valley Express, and the Weekly Times.
The judging panel faced a daunting task weighing up and comparing the merits of a wide range of media outlets, the difficulty reflected the high standards
being maintained in an increasingly challenging media market.
However, the Advertiser came out in front in its 175th year, rewarded for its unflinching journalism, including its exposure into a culture
of bullying in the Geelong council.
The Geelong Advertiser’s Mandy Squires was named Journalist of the Year, ahead of colleague Danny Lannen, and Peter Hemphill of The Weekly Times.
The judging panel said Mandy delivered compelling content across subjects as diverse as uncovering the ice epidemic in Geelong and exposing bullying within
the council.
Glenn Daniels of the Bendigo Advertiser was named Photographer of the Year, edging out Brendan McCarthy of the Bendigo Advertiser, and Josh Nash, of the
Portland Observer.
A highly competitive field in the Ray Frawley Young Journalist of the Year showed that the future is in good hands.
The award was presented to Kara Irving of the Ballarat Courier. Bethany Tyler of the Geelong Advertiser was awarded Highly Commended, while Richard Koenig
of the Hamilton Spectator was awarded Commended for his work over the past 12 months.
The awards took place on Friday 21 August in front of 130 people, including 110 of Victoria’s leading rural and regional media.
The other winners were:
